Birmingham vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$4653
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1278
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$2143
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$2852
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	73
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	1.14M	569K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 6% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1454th and 1801st ($2219 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 30th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 41st and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Hamilton

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	Birmingham	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$17166

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680